Editing Incubator escapee wiki:Protection policy (section)

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A template-protected page can be edited only by administrators or users in the {{int:group-templateeditor}} group. This protection level should be used almost exclusively on [[Wikipedia:High-risk templates|high-risk templates]] and [[WP:LUA|modules]]. In cases where pages in other namespaces become transcluded to a very high degree, this protection level is also valid.

This is a protection level<ref>Created October 2013 as a result of [[Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Template editor user right‎]]</ref> that replaces [[WP:FULL|full protection]] on pages that are merely protected due to high transclusion rates, rather than content disputes. It should be used on templates whose risk factor would have otherwise warranted full protection. It should not be used on less risky templates on the grounds that the [[WP:TPE|template editor]] user right exists—the existence of the right should not result in more templates becoming uneditable for the general editing community. In borderline cases, [[WP:ECP|extended confirmed protection]] or lower can be applied to high risk templates that the general editing community still needs to edit regularly. A full list of the pages under template protection can be found <span class="plainlinks">[{{fullurl:Special:ProtectedPages|level=templateeditor}} here]</span>.

Editors may request edits to a template-protected page by proposing them on its talk page, using the {{Tlx|Edit template-protected}} template if necessary to gain attention.